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The additive manufacturing industry has seen an unprecedented number of mergers and acquisitions in the fiscal year so far. These have notably included Protolabs’ acquisition of 3D Hubs, Desktop Metal’s acquisition of EnvisionTec and Markforged’s merger with One. Now, Materialise…

Carbon, a leading 3D printing technology company and the inventor of the Carbon Digital Light Synthesis process, has announced that they will be expanding their European presence through strategic sales partnerships with Seltek by Dedem and Solid Print3D. The American…

Scientists have developed a novel bioink for 3D bioprinting which could play an important role in wound healing. This ability is thanks to the addition of a particular strain of the molecular species ulvan, a type of seaweed, which possesses…

Today, the additive manufacturing solutions available on the market are used as an additional tool in the many companies’ activities. More and more users see 3D technology as a production process that complements the techniques of their factories and workshops,…

Roboze, an Italian-American manufacturer of industrial 3D printing technology, announced the launch of Roboze Automate earlier this week. Claimed to be the first industrial automation system bring customized 3D printing with super polymers and composites into the production workflow, Roboze…

MIT spinout, OPT Industries has used novel additive manufacturing systems to develop intricately designed products, including a novel nasal swabs to be used for Covid-19 testing. Founder, Jifei Ou, previously spent seven years spent researching 3D systems in MIT’s Media…

A few months ago we first unveiled the concept of the Mobile Smart Factory, an intelligent production module that integrates additive manufacturing technologies as well as post-processing solutions for on-site part development. This project, which stems from a division of…

Recently, in an endeavor to continue to find ways to encourage alternatives to plastic waste, the Government of Canada has launched the Bioplastics Challenge to encourage small businesses to reduce pollution by turning forest-based residue into sustainable plastic materials. The…

Schammer Maschinenbau GmbH, Germany, has been designing solutions for various industries for the past 50 years, specializing in manufacturing prototypes and finished parts for traditional production machines. Recently, the company has turned to additive manufacturing to accelerate its production processes,…

In our first video of this week’s top five is Snapmaker 2.0 3-in-1 machine that comprises 3D printing, laser engraving and cutting, and finally CNC carving capabilities. Enough to give life to all your projects! We will also take the…

Researchers at the Montanuniversität Leoben in Austria, known for the fields of mining, metallurgy and materials science, have successfully 3D printed aluminum oxide with a tensile strength of 1 GPa (equivalent to 1,000 MPa). The project was made possible by the multi-material 3D…

On Tuesday, the Applied Science & Technology Research Organization, also known as ASTRO America, announced that it had been chosen by the U.S. Army for the “Jointless Hull Project”. Contracted through LIFT, the Department of Defense supported manufacturing innovation institute, this…